Best Inventions of 2004
From strapless swim goggles to text messaging chandeliers, TIME takes a look at the year's hottest inventions
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Oral HIV Test
Inventor: OraSure
Availability: Now, price set by clinics
To Learn More: orasure.com
Getting an HIV test has never been easier. With the new OraQuick Advance, a health professional simply swabs the inside of a person's mouth along the upper and lower gums and then inserts the stick into a vial of solution that tests for antibodies to the HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus strains. Within 20 minutes, the results appear on the stick. (Two reddish-purple lines indicate a positive result.) The OraQuick's accuracy rate: over 99%.
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